PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in lib/pcltar.lib.php (aka pcltar.php) in the PclTar module 1.3 and 1.3.1 for Vincent Blavet PhpConcept Library, as used in multiple products including (1) Joomla! 1.5.0 Beta, (2) N/X Web Content Management System (WCMS) 4.5, (3) CJG EXPLORER PRO 3.3, and (4) phpSiteBackup 0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the g_pcltar_lib_dir parameter.
CVE-2007-2199
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 86% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.6% of all CVEs). Confidence: see factors.
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 9.0(low)
- EPSS
- 98.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 24, 2007
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (36)
- cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/34803
- cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/36009
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/25230
- cve@mitrehttp://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-May/001618.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.hackers.ir/advisories/joomla.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466687/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478503/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23613
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23708
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24660
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25528
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1511
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33837
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34273
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35092
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-4111✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 26, 2007
PHPSiteBackup 0.1 - 'pcltar.lib.php' Remote File Inclusion
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-3915✓ verifiedFirst seen May 13, 2007
CJG EXPLORER PRO 3.2 - 'g_pcltar_lib_dir' Remote File Inclusion
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-3781✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 23, 2007
Joomla! 1.5.0 Beta - 'pcltar.php' Remote File Inclusion
Open source ↗
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